Alacer says ‘hooroo’ to Australia
It is no secret that lower gold prices are making management teams leaner. But a lesser-discussed result of all the cost-cutting is that geographical diversification can also be lost.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Mirabela and Votorantim face off
Mirabela Nickel (TSX: MNB; ASX: MBN) has run into trouble with one of its two customers, sending its shares plunging.
Rockgate cancels Mega merger, stays mum on Denison deal
VANCOUVER — The planned merger between Rockgate Capital (TSX: RGT) and Mega Uranium (TSX: MGA; US-OTC: MGAFF) is off, thanks to a superior offer for Rockgate from Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN).
Nautilus, PNG await arbitration decision
VANCOUVER — In 2011 it looked like Nautilus Minerals’ (TSX: NUS; US-OTC: NUSMF) pioneering plan to mine high-grade sea floor sulphide deposits might actually work. The company had permits, a joint venture with the Papua New Guinea…
TSX Venture Exchange, Sept. 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index registered modest gains throughout the trading week, jumping 6.76 points before closing the week at 952.86.
Midas optimizes Golden Meadows
Midas Gold (TSX: MAX) is assessing ways to lift the economics of its wholly owned Golden Meadows gold project in Idaho’s historic Stibnite mining district ahead of a prefeasibility study that’s due in mid-2014.
October the time to buy base-metal stocks: Ray Goldie
Stock markets are realizing that they have been underpricing base-metal equities, Salman Partners senior mining analyst Raymond Goldie says, and investors should “wait two months, then start taking advantage of this trend.”
Correction
The story “Detour Lake drilling yields new gold structure” (T.N.M., Sept. 23–29/13) incorrectly identified BMO Capital Markets analyst Brian Quast as the author of a research note which was, in fact, authored by BMO Capital…
Editorial: KWG-Cliffs ruling – No appeasement on the easement
One of the more significant events for Ontario mineral explorers in September took place in the halls of the province’s bureaucracy, with Cliffs Natural Resources losing its application for easement (surface access right-of-way) across…
Production is right around the corner for Marlin Gold
It’s not every day that you come across a junior that is on the brink of production and generating cash within four to six months, whose largest shareholder is a hedge fund with an 80% ownership stake, whose management team is headed by…
Eurasian explores new gold region at Koonenberry
WHISTLER, B.C. — When it comes to project generators, there aren’t many companies with a global reach quite like Vancouver-based Eurasian Minerals (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-MKT: EMXX). The company is active across Europe, the Middle East and…
U.S. markets, Sept. 23-27
The major U.S. indexes slipped, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreating 192.85 points to 15,258.24, putting an end to three weeks of gains. The S&P 500 Index fell 18.16 points to 1,691.75; the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index…